為營(yíng)造濃厚的學(xué)術(shù)氛圍，鄭州大學(xué)法學(xué)院將主辦“外國(guó)專(zhuān)家大講堂”，邀請(qǐng)澳大利亞阿德萊德大學(xué)法學(xué)院Andrew Ligertwood教授為廣大研究生、本科生作學(xué)術(shù)報(bào)告。歡迎廣大師生積極參加！

報(bào)告主題：Challenges of Forensic Science Evidence in Australian Criminal Courts（澳大利亞刑事法院中法庭科學(xué)證據(jù)的挑戰(zhàn)）

報(bào)告人：Andrew Ligertwood教授

報(bào)告時(shí)間：2025年11月7日晚19:00-20:30

報(bào)告地點(diǎn)：主校區(qū)法學(xué)院211會(huì)議室

報(bào)告人簡(jiǎn)介：

澳大利亞阿德萊德大學(xué)法學(xué)院名譽(yù)研究員；國(guó)際證據(jù)科學(xué)協(xié)會(huì)副主席；曾任澳大利亞法律改革委員會(huì)顧問(wèn)。先后畢業(yè)于阿德萊德大學(xué)與牛津大學(xué)法學(xué)院，1970年在賓夕法尼亞大學(xué)訪(fǎng)學(xué)后加入阿德萊德大學(xué)法學(xué)院任教。學(xué)術(shù)重點(diǎn)為法律裁判中的事實(shí)認(rèn)定與證據(jù)法理論與制度建設(shè)。代表作為權(quán)威專(zhuān)著Australian Evidence, A Principled Approach to the Common Law and the Uniform Acts（5th ed., LexisNexis, 2010，與Gary Edmond合著）。曾參與大型法學(xué)編纂項(xiàng)目The Laws of Australia，并擔(dān)任澳大利亞法律改革委員會(huì)與澳大利亞律師協(xié)會(huì)證據(jù)法相關(guān)項(xiàng)目顧問(wèn)。

報(bào)告摘要：

This lecture examines key challenges facing criminal trials in Australia. It begins with an overview of Australia’s criminal process and the core evidentiary rules that reflect its underlying principles. It then draws on selected past cases to evaluate the risk of miscarriages of justice where courts admit forensic science evidence without sufficient scrutiny of the validity and reliability of so-called expert opinions.

The lecture notes that forensic science evidence is, in essence, opinion evidence, often used to infer facts—such as the identity of the accused—from crime-scene remnants. Its probative value has long been questioned, notably by the 2009 U.S. report Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States, which maintained that, apart from DNA testing, many techniques resemble anecdotal practices lacking systematic validation. Although Australian practice has already adjusted certain rules, the framework governing foundational admissibility remains to be updated.

The lecture will next consider whether presenting DNA evidence as a likelihood ratio tends to push the standard of proof toward numerical expression, and it adopts a cautious view of this trend. Finally, it will assess whether emerging technologies may overtake the trial process, while contending that the fundamental principles of the common-law accusatory, adversarial trial will continue to guide future procedural reform.

法學(xué)院

2025年11月6日